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#1 'TIS A CATCH-22, as Egypt's Armed Forces genuinely wants to contain the spread of extremism, but in order to do so they have to risk violating their own pro-democracy, pro-Civilian Govt. mandates made when Mubarak was removed from power. THEY KNOW THE UNSC ISN'T GOING TO STAND FOR ANY THREAT TO THE SUEZ CANAL TRADE, BE IT ON THE EGYPTIAN SIDE OR THE SAUDI SIDE.